devenir - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to become  | became, become |   - grow to be	devenir
to enter sth.  | entered, entered |   - club, association, political party	devenir membre de qc.   - club, association, parti politique
to thin  | thinned, thinned |   - fog	devenir moins épais   - brouillard
to end up a thief/a ballet dancer/alcoholic/rich/...  | ended, ended |   - to become eventually	finir par devenir voleur/danseuse étoile/alcoolique/riche/...

Adjectives / Adverbs

budding  adj.

en devenir

Phrases / Collocations

to come in  | came, come |   - become fashionable	devenir à la mode
to go ballistic [coll.]   - become very angry	devenir furieux(-euse)
to become due [FINAN.]	devenir exigible
to go crazy	devenir fou(folle)
to go blind	devenir aveugle
to go bald	devenir chauve
to grow rich	devenir riche
to become fashionable	devenir à la mode
to go mad   also  [MED.]   - become insane	devenir fou(folle)
to gray^AE / grey^BE  | grayed, grayed / greyed, greyed |   - hair	devenir gris   - cheveux
to turn nasty   - person	devenir méchant(e)   - personne
to take leave of one's senses	devenir fou(folle) [coll.]
to go daft (Brit.) [coll.]	devenir taré(e) [coll.]
to go daft (Brit.) [coll.]	devenir zinzin [coll.]

Examples

What will become of me?	Que vais-je devenir ?
He wants to become a fireman.	Il veut devenir pompier.
What has become of them?	Que sont-ils devenus ?

Orthographically similar words

advenir, détenir, dévêtir, revenir